Chronic heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group:articipants in the intervention group received face-to-face health education (mainly oral health education) in the hospital to teach them skills such as brushing teeth and gargling.
Control group:They will receive routine hospital education, discharge guidance and follow-up by telephone/wechat outside the hospital.
Sponsors
School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shandong University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Diagnosed with heart failure by a cardiologist 2.Age >= 60 years old 3.Capable of completing the questionnaire in written or oral form 4.Informed consent and voluntary participation in this study 5.Capable of using a smartphone and proficient in operating WeChat, and has not participated in other intervention studies recently
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Within the past month, there has been an acute myocardial infarction episode 2.There are other serious comorbidities or complications in other systems, such as malignant tumors, functional failure of organs like the liver, kidneys, and lungs, and mental disorders, etc
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Oral health-related quality of life;General quality of life;Oral frailty;Self-neglect;Oral health behaviors; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactFan Xiuzhen
School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shandong University
Outcome results
None listed